Dhruva 2016

In 1980, Chengalarayudu, a dedicated low-level party member, helps his wife deliver their baby in the car of his regional leader.

By 1995, their son Venkanna tops his state exams but witnesses his party leader murder a rebel. [Venkanna] takes the blame and goes to juvenile prison, securing an MLA seat for his father.

By 2016, Dhruva, a trainee IPS officer, and his friends helped catch a kidnapping gang. Ishika learns about their secret activities. They witness the murder of a social activist, Ramarao, leading [Dhruva] to uncover a hidden crime network led by Siddarth Abhimanyu, who is Venkanna. Now an ASP, [Dhruva] discovers Siddharth’s illegal medical operations and confronts him. Siddharth’s father, now a Health Minister in the minority government headed by the party leader, who is now the CM of Andhra Pradesh, supports Siddharth’s unethical practices. [Dhruva] receives evidence against Siddharth from Akshara, a scientist killed for opposing Siddharth. Gautham is killed retrieving this evidence. Dhruva then manipulates Siddharth into killing his henchman Abbas, gathers proof, and confronts the corrupt CM.

Chengalarayudu fakes a stroke to escape pressure, The ruling party forces Chengalarayudu either to resign within 24 hours or he will be dismissed. [Dhruva] appeals to the CM that he has evidence and wants to arrest Siddharth and is granted permission to do so. Hence Siddharth kills his father using his goons in an accident and forces the CM to stop actions against him, or he will lie that the CM killed his father for personal vengeance. But the next day, at his father’s state funeral, [Dhruva] arrests him on the CM’s orders. When Siddharth is arrested, Siddharth is tricked into confessing, and Dhruva’s team brings down his entire crime network. It is also revealed that Chengalarayudu is still alive, saved by Dhruva and his gang and the public funeral held was for Gautham.

Dhruva makes a deal that he would save Siddharth’s life for information and evidence on all of his criminal associates and activities and gives him a bulletproof vest to fake his death during his transport to the court. They also plan to take down the setup planned by various VIPs to kill Siddharth when one of them gets close to Siddharth, Dhruva attacks him and notices that Siddharth did not wear the vest and is fatally shot by Preethi. Before dying, he tells Dhruva that he hid all the evidence in an SD card in the bulletproof vest.